One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous ...

Babawru, a woman in her 40s, along with her mother and sister, believed they would be the last surviving members of the Akuntsu people ...

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years. Now a new study in the ...

Indigenous leaders and researchers in Brazil say an end to a key zero-deforestation agreement, the Amazon Soy Moratorium, will increase deforestation around Indigenous lands and encourage the invasion ...

Brazil’s federal government reverses a decree after Indigenous protesters pressure it to drop plans tied to dredging the ...

Researchers from the UAB and the UB are working with Indigenous Amazonian communities to understand health issues from a holistic perspective, including people, wildlife and the ecosystem. Subscribe ...

BELÉM, BRAZIL–The Amazon rainforest, often described as the lungs of the planet, is teeming with life. Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous people and their allies, have traveled to ...

The Amazon rainforest, often described as the lungs of the planet, is teeming with life. Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous people and their allies, have traveled to the tropical ...

Auricelia Arapiun, pictured during the COP30 UN climate talks in 2025, was one of several Indigenous leaders protesting plans to dredge rivers in the Amazon ...